The next morning I wake up to find that I slept in later then I usually do. I stretch and then quickly get dressed. I walk downstairs to the kitchen and find Winry at the table with papers set out in front of her. "Hey Winry, what are you doing?" I ask curiously. "Oh hey Ed, I'm starting to plan our wedding… already." She giggles, sounding a bit nervous. "Really?" I ask "How soon do you want to get married?" She looks and me and says: "Uh… well as soon as possible." Then she quickly looks away. "Okay, but why?" I respond. "I just figure the sooner the better… ad because I think I've… we have waited long enough to be together." She replies. "Oh…uh yeah you're right." I say while feeling my face turn red. She looks at me and gives me a small smile. I think about how lucky I am to have her here with me.
"So uh can I help in any way?" I ask her. "Hmm… you can start inviting the guests… although I don't know the date yet. You can tell Al and May right?" I nod, "Oh yeah Al will probably want to know if you liked the ring." Winry smiles again. "I love it." I smile back at her and then leave the kitchen. I go to the telephone and dial Al's number. He picks up on the third ring. "Hello?" "Hey Al." "Brother! What a surprise. How are you?" "I'm good, Al… uh I gave Winry the ring." "Oh yeah and she liked it right?" "Yeah she did." I smile to myself. "That's great, Brother." Al says. "Yeah so… Win is planning the wedding already and of course she wants May to come. "Oh yeah May actually been asking me if we can come and visit you guys." "Okay I'll let you know when Winry sets the date." "Alright. Bye, Brother." "Bye."
I go back to Winry in the kitchen. She smiles and says: "Come over here." Without asking any questions, I go to her. She smiles again and then tugs on my shirt and pulls me down until my face is level with hers. I feel my face turn red again. Then she gives me a quick kiss. After she pulls away and lets go of my shirt, I stand up straight. She turns around and picks up a piece of paper that she has written on. "On the guest list I have all our friends from Resembool, May and Al of course and Ling and Lan Fan." She says. I grunt, "Don't invite Ling he'll just all our food!" I tell her. "Ed, they're our friends. I think they'll want to see our wedding." She replies. "Oh and we should also invite Colonel Mustang and Miss Riza." She adds. "What? The Colonel would just be a pain in my ass." I reply. "Come on Ed, don't you think he'll be happy for you?" "I guess" I mutter. I look at Winry and she that she is looking down at the floor. "Win, you okay?" I ask. I put my hand on her shoulder. "Hmm… oh it's just… it's nothing." She tells me. "Come on you can tell me." I say. She looks up: "My parents…w…would have loved to see our wedding." I look at her eyes and notice she's started to cry. My hand goes to her back and I gently pull her into my chest. Her arms go around me and my other arm goes around her. She pulls her head away from my chest and looks up at me. "Your parents would have been happy too." She whispers, and I nod in agreement. I let my arms fall away from her. "Thank you, Ed." I give her a small smile.
Later that evening, as I'm heading into my bedroom, Winry comes up the stairs. "Are you going to bed?" She asks. "Yeah." I reply. She walks up to me. "Good night." I nod, "You too." She looks at me straight in the eyes and I do the same. She leans in closer the same time I do. Our lips meet. Her lips are soft and she's pressing down on mine gently, but firmly at the same time. I respond by moving my lips against hers. I don't really know what I'm doing but I want to please Winry. I feel my heart beat fast. She always has me feeling this way. After another second we break apart. Winry's face is red but she's smiling. "See you tomorrow… I love you." She says and then turns around and starts to walk away. "Wait." I call after her. I reach for her hand and grab it. She comes close to me again and looks at me expectantly. "Uh…" I say and then lift her hand and put it on my chest, over my heart. "Ed what…are you okay?" she asks. I grunt, "It's just that I wanted to uh… show you how my h…heart races whenever we do that." I say and fell myself blush deeply. She looks at our hands and smiles. "You do the same to me, Ed." After a second, she pulls her hand away. "Good night sweet dreams, Ed." She turns away and starts walking back downstairs. "L…Love you too." I mutter." Winry stops, turns around and gives me a smile that makes me love her even more. She turns back around and continues walking. I turn around, smile to myself and walk into my room.